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REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION

REX · Materials · $1.4B mkt cap · FY2026 filings · · Shallow moat ·

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The five investor questions

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2022–2026 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $775M to $650M, decreasing; diluted EPS 1.46 to 2.50, increasing. Latest-filed diluted EPS remains usable for Business Trend, but an integer share-count change lacks enough evidence to confirm a comparable EPS basis; valuation growth therefore stays at 0%.

0

Median gross margin 10.7% over 10y, variable.

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Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital.

78

Net cash position — no leverage risk.

76

Owner earnings changed +10.8%/yr over up to the ten most recent annual observations, share count n/a.

The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
89% above value if growth stopped today
$65.3M
$22.02
$22.02
$41.72
89% above value if growth stopped today

What today’s price assumes: owner earnings growing ~14%/yr over 5 years. The zero-growth estimate assumes owner earnings stay flat (0% growth).

How to read this

We solve for the constant annual change in owner earnings that would make the five-year zero-growth estimate equal today’s price. This keeps the existing model inputs and calculation unchanged; it is an expectations lens, not a forecast.

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 243% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Oct 18, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

FTNT, IBEX, META, MEDP, MSFT, GOOG, LULU, ANF, IDXX, TXRH, FHI, QLYS, FFIV, ADBE, LLY, MANH, CPRT, VEEV, RMD, GRMN, PCTY, EAT, UI, SSD, MNST, DOCS, LRCX, MCO, NTAP, NVDA, CORT, SFM, MPTI, ULTA, SN, ROL, CTAS, PAYC, IRMD, DECK, MORN, INTU, JKHY, TPR, LGCY, DAL, GWW, ISRG, MPWR, LOPE

Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

18 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION booked $650M of revenue in FY2026 in the Materials sector and kept 14.4% of it as gross profit — a thin-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 14.6% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $170M (FY2010) to $650M (FY2026) — about 8.8% a year compounded over 16 years.

REX's latest filed year, FY2026, doesn't disclose total debt in a form the methodology can use, so current leverage is treated as unmeasured — never assumed to be zero.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2009–FY2026 · 18 fiscal years, normalized from REX’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$650M FY2026
$0$500M2009201520212026
Revenue kept after cost of goods14.4% FY2026
0%10%20%2009201520212026
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROIC

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.. Current-year EBIT, tax expense, and non-zero pretax income are required for standard ROIC.

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.. Current-year EBIT, tax expense, and non-zero pretax income are required for standard ROIC.

Cash an owner could take out$95.1M FY2026
$0$50M$100M2009201520212026

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Flagship explainer

How REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION makes its money

REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION's filing does not supply enough comparable lines for a truthful flow chart — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$650M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Cost of revenue$557M86%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
$93.7M14%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Income before tax$88.6M14%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Income tax−$6.5M−1%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
$95.1M15%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
· event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

What REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION owns — and owes

REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION's filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$798M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Cash and equivalents$189M24%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Stockholders’ equity$611M77%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
· event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

What drives REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION’s return on equity?

One or more filed inputs needed for the five-factor decomposition are unavailable.

DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
Net income$95.1MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Income before tax$88.6MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Operating incomeUnavailableFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Revenue$650MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Ending assets$798MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Beginning assets$720MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-25-001069 · filed Mar 28, 2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Ending equity$611MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Beginning equity$560MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-25-001069 · filed Mar 28, 2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Source: · event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

Where REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION's cash went

REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$118M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Depreciation and amortization$15.3M13%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000930413-26-000937 · filed Mar 30, 2026
· event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Markel / Markel-GaynerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source not retrieved · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026

Flagship explainer

What REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION insiders reported

We could not retrieve insider activity for this rendering; no zero-activity claim is shown.

Unavailable: Form 4 activity could not be retrieved for this rendering.

Moat Score history

31 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale53.7 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 20, 2026Oct 18, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)moat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0moat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

The insider-filing service is temporarily unavailable, so no partial or guessed answer is shown for REX.

Track record

How REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 2011–2025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored REX on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score1002005001,000Indexed price · log scale (2012 = 100)201120142017202020232026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the reconstructed history shown, REX did not rate Wide-moat in any year, so there is no wide-moat track record to report. That absence is itself the honest answer — we don’t manufacture a comparison where the rating never earned one.

Materials context

#80 of 310 scored Materials companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

  1. #78CLB CORE LABORATORIES INC.54.5Shallow moat
  2. #79SLVM SYLVAMO CORPORATION54.2Shallow moat
  3. #81SD SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.53.5Shallow moat
  4. #82CPRI CAPRI HOLDINGS LIMITED53.5Shallow moat

Compare REX with its nearest peers →All Materials companies on the Index →

Common questions about REX

Does REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores REX AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION (REX) 53.7 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 61, pricing power 0, returns on capital not measurable from the filings, balance-sheet safety 78, capital allocation 76.
Is REX trading below the conservative owner-earnings estimate?
The value if growth stopped today — a zero-growth baseline — is $22.02 per share. It capitalizes normalized owner earnings at a 9% rate and assumes 0% growth. Versus a recent price of $41.72, that is 89% above value if growth stopped today. The model also publishes a capped-growth comparison, but the zero-growth estimate is the cautious baseline. It assumes trailing owner earnings persist and is unreliable for declining businesses. This is an educational estimate from primary SEC filings, not intrinsic value as a fact or investment advice.
How has REX's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 31 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 53.7 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell REX. See the disclaimer.